Catherine L. Adams

Dr. Catherine L. Adams is an Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She previously held teaching positions at three other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Allen University, the University of the Virgin Islands, and Paine College. Her research interests include: Africana literary history; Africana-based pedagogy and curriculum development; Africana science fiction, speculative fiction, and Afro-futurism; life and literary works of Frank G. Yerby; and freedom and maroonage narratives. ​